wench
noun
a country lass or working girl.
wenching
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present participleof wench.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The Merry Wives of Windsor, Shakespeare's farce in which wenching Falstaff involves himself in domestic infelicity and intrigue, will tour 30 weeks.
From Time Magazine Archive
Commissioned at 14, James Wolfe had earned a reputation as a priggish martinet who scorned wining and wenching but relished the meanest chores in his scramble for rank.
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